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J. J. ENDRES. y MBGHANISM FOR OPERATING GABLBCAR'GRIPPING AND BRAKING DEVICES.

UNITED STATES l.tireur Erica JOHN J. ENDRES, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

MECHANISM FOR OPERATINGCABLE-CAR GRIPPING AND BRAKiNG DEVICES.

SPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,781, dated August 24, 1886. Application filed January 25, 1886. Serial No. 189,59S. (No mrdel.)

To all whom it 71mg/ concern.-

Be it known that l, JOHN J. ENDREs, of New York,iu the county of New York and State ot' New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanisms for Operating the Braking and Gripping Devices of Cable-Road Cars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the aecompanying` drawings.

The invention relates to mechanism adapted to operate both the braking and the cablegripping devices of cable road cars. 1t has for its object to put these devices under the control ot' one operator. so that they may be' conveniently and readily worked from one point (usually at either or both ends of the car) and by the same hand-wheel or other hand mechanism.

The invention consists in combining with the opcrators hand-wheel a coupling-hub having two coupling parts or t'aces, combined with a shitting coupling mechanism arranged so that at the will ot' the operator the handf wheel may be con neeted with either the braking or the gripping device for the purpose of operating` the same.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings accompanying` this description, Figure l being a cross-section ot a cable-road track, and` showing an end platform ot' a car with the coupling mechanism ot' the invention attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same mechanism. Fig. 3 is a'seetion on a horizontal plane through the axis of the same. Figs. 4 and 5 show the opposite faces of the clutching parts. Fig. 6 shows a plan view of an ineline bar for automatically releasing the grip ping devices, and Fig. 7 shows a modiiication ofthe coupling.

In these views, A represents the body, platform, or other part ot' a ear to which the devices are attached.

B indicates the track-rails; C', the truckwheels, and C the cable in its norm-a1 position disengaged from the car.

D is a common form of hand-wheel for controllingthe gripping and braking mechanisms, and E l1) are the rods which run to such mech anisms, while F F are arms by which such rods and such mechanisms are operatively connected with the hand-wheel. These arms Fare provided at their upper ends with clutchdisks G, and hang loosely, when not in operation, on the central shitting-rod, H, which is attached to the lower end otl thc hand-leverl, pivotally attached to the car-platform and extending up to within the reach ot` the operator ot the handwhecl l).

Jis a worm fast on the lower end of the hand-wheel shat't, and K is a gear engaging with such worm and hung in the brackets L, secured to the car, and turning within said brackets, as also on the rod H, which passes centrally through the hub M of said gear. The hub M bears on its outer ends the clutch halves or faces N', which correspond to and are adapted to engage with the clutchdisks G on the arms F.

rlhe operation of the mechanism is this: After the cable has been lifted to position for the grippingjaws attached to the car to close upon it, the ear-conductor or other operator at the hand-wheel moves the hand-lever so as to bring that one ot the clutch-disks whose arm is connected wit-h the gripping mechanism into engagement with the clutch-half of the gear-wheel, and thus forms an operative connection between the hand-wheel and the cable gripping mechanism. Turning the handwheel now closes the gripping meehanismand puts the car in motion, the grip being held closed by the worm on the hand-Wheel, or, it' necessary, by additional means-such as a common ratchet-catch on the handwheel, or other like means. Vhen it is desired to open the grip, it is only necessary to release the handlever, which disconnects the gripping clutchdisk from the coupling,and permits the grip to open and loose the cable. XVhen, however, it is desired to brake the car, the hand-lever will be first moved to ungrip the cable and then to engage the clutch-disk ot' the braking-mechanism arm, so that upon now turning the handwheel the brakes of the car will be brought into action and the car stopped. By these means a very simple, sure, and effective meehanism is made to serve for both gripping thev cable and braking the car, and withoutimposing upon t-he operator of the car (as is commonly the case) the necessity of constant attention to the condition or operation of the mechanism controlling the ear. The operator has but to set the hand-lever atthe proper position and then turn the hamlwheel, and al- IOO ways in the same direction; and it will be no- A ticed it is impossible to call into action either mechanism operated by the hand-wheel without disconnecting the other, and so rendering impossible the working of both devices at the Sametime; also,thattheoperatorcannotthrow the load of the cars upon the cable too suddenly, i'or even with rapid operation of the handwheel the action ofthe gripping jaws will be to take the cable gradually.

O, Fig. l, is an incline bar fixed to the track and arranged in such position as to be in path of the lower end ofthe hand-lever when it is set to hold the cable gripped. This incline will be at such place or places on the track where the cable should be released, and will act to automatically release it, if the operator neglects to release it, by forcing the lower end of the hand-lever inward as the car passes along, thus shifting the gripping clntchhalf from operative connection with the handwheel.

I?, Fig. 7, shows a drum arranged upon the shifting-rod of the coupling, which drum may be used where a chain connection between the grip or the brakes and thecouplingis preferred.

I am aware that the invent-ion may be embodied in mechanism dif'Tering somewhat in form from that here described,and accordingly I do not limit myseli to an)v specific form.

1. In combination with the gripping and braking connections ot'a cable-road car, a coup lingAhnb provided with two coupling parts or faces, and coupling-disks attached to the gripping and braking connections, and mounted upon shifting supports adapted to engage` either of said disks with said hub, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2 In combination with the gripping and,

braking connections of a cable-road car,a coup ling-hub provided with two coupling parts or faces, coupling-disks attached to the gripping and braking connections, and mounted upon shifting supports adapted to engage either of 1 5 hand-wheel D, provided with the worm Jand meshing with said gear, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth. i

4. In combination, lthe connections E, the clutchdisks G, attached to lever I, the gear K, provided with clutch-halves N,'the hand-wheel D, provided with worm J, and the incline bar O, all substantially as set forth.

5. In a coupling mechanism for operating the braking and grippng devices of a cableroad car, the combination of the bracket L, supportingr the gear K,with its hub and clutchhalves N, and the shiftingrod H, passing centrally through the gear K and its hub, substanti-all y as described.

JOHN J. ENDRES.

Vitnesses:

HENRY E'ICHLING,

A. G. N. VERMILYA. 

